| Bournemouth 2025–26 | ||
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| Club information | ||
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| Manager |  Andoni Iraola
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| Stadium | Dean Court | |
| League Season information | ||
| Final League position | Premier League, TBD | |
| Cup placements | ||
| FA Cup | Third round | |
| EFL Cup | Second round | |
| Season statistics | ||
  
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← 2024–25
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2026–27 →
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The 2025–26 season is the 124th season in the history of AFC Bournemouth and the club's fourth consecutive season in the Premier League, making it their ninth season in the top flight overall. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
Transfers[]
In[]
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 June 2025 | LB |  Adrien Truffert |
 Rennes |
£14,400,000 |
| 16 July 2025 | GK |  Đorđe Petrović |
 Chelsea |
£25,000,000 |
| 13 August 2025 | CB | Bafodé Diakité |
Lille |
£34,600,000 |
Out[]
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 June 2025 | CB | Dean Huijsen |
 Real Madrid |
£50,000,000 |
| 1 June 2025 | LW |  Jaidon Anthony |
Burnley |
£8,000,000 |
| 26 June 2025 | LB |  Milos Kerkez |
Liverpool |
£40,000,000 |
| 2 July 2025 | CM | Joe Rothwell |
 Rangers |
£400,000 |
| 15 July 2025 | GK |  Mark Travers |
Everton |
£4,000,000 |
| 8 August 2025 | GK |  Neto |
 Botafogo |
Free |
| 12 August 2025 | CB |  Illia Zabarnyi |
Paris Saint-Germain |
£54,500,000 |
Loaned in[]
| Date | Pos. | Player | From | Date until |
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Loaned out[]
| Date | Pos. | Player | To | Date until |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 June 2025 | RB | Max Aarons |
Rangers |
31 May 2026 |
| 1 July 2025 | CF | Jonny Stuttle |
Walsall
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| 7 July 2025 | CF |  Daniel Jebbison |
Preston North End
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| 8 July 2025 | LB |  Archie Harris |
Eastleigh
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| 10 July 2025 | CB | Max Kinsey |
Truro City
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| 19 July 2025 | GK | Danny Dixon |
New Milton Town |
Work Experience |
| Will Upstell
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| 23 July 2025 | GK | Mack Allan |
Plymouth Parkway |
31 May 2026 |
| 1 August 2025 | CF | Ashley Clarke |
AFC Totton
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Released / Out of Contract[]
| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2025 | DM | Lewis Brown |
Havant & Waterlooville |
8 August 2025 |
| CB | Coby Small |
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| AM | Kian Tydeman |
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| CM | Toure Williams |
Kits[]
          Home
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  Away
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     Third
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Pre-season and friendlies[]
On 10 June, AFC Bournemouth announced their pre-season schedule, with friendlies against Hibernian, Bristol City, Everton, Manchester United, West Ham United, Real Sociedad B and Real Sociedad.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Friendly 15 July 2025 | Bournemouth | 2–1 | Hibernian | Wimborne | |
| 12:00 BST | Billing  Faivre
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Report | Bowie
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Stadium: Canford Magna Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
| Friendly 19 July 2025 | Bournemouth | 6–2 | Bristol City | Wimborne | |
| 13:00 BST | Semenyo Tavernier Evanilson Ouattara Truffert
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Report | Yeboah McCrorie
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Stadium: Canford Magna Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
| Summer Series 26 July 2025 | Everton | 0–3 | Bournemouth | East Rutherford, United States | |
| 16:00 EDT | Report | Billing 55' Ouattara 59'Adu-Adjei 69'
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Stadium: MetLife Stadium Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Guido Gonzales Jr. |
| Summer Series 30 July 2025 | Manchester United | 4–1 | Bournemouth | Chicago, United States | |
| 20:30 CDT | Højlund 8' Dorgu 25'Diallo 53'Williams 72'
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Report | de Ligt 88' (o.g.)
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Stadium: Soldier Field Attendance: 58,927 Referee: Lewis Smith |
| Summer Series 3 August 2025 | Bournemouth | 0–2 | West Ham United | Atlanta, United States | |
| 14:00 EDT | https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/2025/august/03/summer-series-finale-ends-in-defeat/ Report] | Füllkrug 24' Bowen 67'
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Stadium: Mercedes-Benz Stadium Referee: Victor Rivas |
| Friendly 9 August 2025 | Bournemouth
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1–1 | Real Sociedad
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Wimborne | |
| 10:15 BST | Evanilson 9'
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Report | Barrenetxea 89'
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Stadium: Canford Magna Training Ground Attendance: 0 (Behind-closed-doors) |
| Friendly 9 August 2025 | Bournemouth
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0–0 | Real Sociedad
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Bournemouth | |
| 17:15 BST | [https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/2025/august/09/cherries-held-by-real-sociedad-in-final-pre-season-fixture/ | Stadium: Dean Court |
Competitions[]
Overall record[]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | August 2025 | 24 May 2026 | Matchday 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| FA Cup | January 2026 | Third round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| EFL Cup | August 2025 | Second round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0 | — | ||||
Last updated: pre-season
Source: Soccerway
Premier League[]
- Main article: 2025–26 Premier League
League table[]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Everton | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 27 | −1 | 34 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 33 | 0 | 33 |
| 12 | Bournemouth | 24 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 43 | −3 | 33 |
| 13 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 24 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 32 | +2 | 31 |
| 14 | Tottenham Hotspur | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 35 | 33 | +2 | 29 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs
Results summary[]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Last updated: pre-season
Source: Soccerway
Matches[]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
FA Cup[]
- Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
EFL Cup[]
- Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
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